[stanne]

“But it could’ve been a lot worse. I am thankful that our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,” he said…“

Whoa! A preacher, no less.

I remind people in conversation over the holiday visiting season, especially young adults

It is only recently that people adopted a group think that the government is in charge of us. In fact we are in charge of the government

[17th Miss Regt]

Yep. That really stood out. More properly:

I am thankful that our government has not interfered in our God-given rights as human beings to protect ourselves.